What the heck was going on in the skies above Donald Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey golf club this weekend? The airspace above the area is heavily restricted whenever the president is staying there, which he was after the White House Fourth of July festivities, and there was not one violation, not two; no, there were at least 11 incursions and fighter jets had to be scrambled on one occasion.
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North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted 11 civilian aircraft that violated Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, during President Donald Trump’s July 4 weekend visit. The violations occurred across multiple days, with five unauthorized incursions on Saturday alone and additional breaches continuing through Sunday morning.
NORAD had notified pilots that they were forbidden to enter the airspace, but it appears that some never read the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) guidance or just outright ignored it.